Recurrent Breast Abscess Caused by Corynebacterium amycolatum and Rewiev of the Literature

Authors

İSMET ÖZAYDIN
MUSTAFA YILDIRIM
İDRİS ŞAHİN
SAMİ DOĞAN

DOI

10.3906/sag-0709-19

Abstract

Corynebacterium species are an uncommon cause of breast abscess, and Corynebacterium amycolatum is rarely described in the literature. In the present case, we report recurrent breast abscess caused by C. amycolatum in a 39-year-old patient with normal immune function. Pathological diagnosis was granulomatous mastitis. The patient was treated with incision and drainage and ampicillin-sulbactam treatment. To our knowledge, this is the second report of breast abscess caused by C. amycolatum.

Keywords

Corynebacterium amycolatum, breast abscess, granulomatous mastitis

First Page

147

Last Page

149

Recommended Citation

ÖZAYDIN, İSMET; YILDIRIM, MUSTAFA; ŞAHİN, İDRİS; and DOĞAN, SAMİ (2009) "Recurrent Breast Abscess Caused by Corynebacterium amycolatum and Rewiev of the Literature," Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences: Vol. 39: No. 1, Article 25. https://doi.org/10.3906/sag-0709-19
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/medical/vol39/iss1/25